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  • NPS Midwest Headquarters
  • GSA Nebraska DHS
  • GSA Nationwide Contract
  • Colorado Governor's Energy Office
  • GSA DEA
  • GSA Build to Suit
  • U.S. Custom House
  • Donahue Federal Building and Courthouse
  • GSA SSA-Roanoke

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  Services Provided:
  • LEED consulting
  • New building commissioning
  • Enhanced commissioning

  Project Highlights:
  • Passive solar design, daylight harvesting and HVAC sensors, underfloor air distribution
  • Reduced CO2 emissions by 34% compared to national average
  • 38.66% water use reduction through use of low-flow and water efficient fixtures and appliances
  • Optimized energy efficiency through a 23.2% energy reduction compared to ASHRAE 90.1-1999
   
National Park Service Midwest Regional Headquarters
Omaha, Nebraska
The Carl T. Curtis Midwest Regional Headquarters houses the offices from which the National Park Service oversees a 13-state region. The National Park Service was dedicated to designing a building that exhibited its philosophies about the environment. The 68,000 square foot building's east-west axis allows simpler mechanical controls, increases daylighting, reduces solar heat gain from the west, and gives 90% of the occupants’ views of the river or surrounding area.
Architect:
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 Services Provided:
  • MEP engineering design
  • LEED consulting
  • Energy modeling
  • New building commissioning
  • Lighting design

  Project Highlights:
  • 66% more efficient than the ASHRAE 90.1-2004
  • Geo-exchange system, rainwater harvesting, daylighting system
  • The lighting system features occupancy sensors, dimmable ballasts, light wells and light shelves
  • 40% reduction in water use
   
Department of Homeland Security
Omaha, Nebraska
The Department of Homeland Security 86,000 square foot facility houses the regional offices for the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration. M.E. GROUP collaborated with the architect to model and design the building envelope to maximize energy efficiency. Multiple wall sections and window types were evaluated thru incremental component energy modeling to select the best performing envelope with highest return on investment (ROI)
 
Architect:
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  • New & existing building commissioning
  • LEED consulting
  • Energy analysis
  • Facility assessments studies
  • Construction management service

  Contract Highlights:
  • 1 of 7 nationwide contracts
  • Prime Consultant
   
GSA LEED & Commissioning
Nationwide Contract
M.E. GROUP holds one of seven nationwide Prime Consultant contracts providing all regions of the GSA for Commissioning and Expert Professional Services. The projects include facility assessments and analyses, sustainable consulting and LEED certification services, program development studies, energy audits, high performance building design assistance and master-planning services.  Sample contracts executed under this IDIQ include:
  • Donahue Courthouse (retro-commissioning and energy analysis)
  • EPA Lab in Chicago (whole building commissioning)
  • Seven East Coast re/retro-commmissioning projects in NY, NJ, SC, NC
 

 

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Services Provided:
  • LEED Consulting
  • Energy Analysis
  • High Performance Building Consulting
  • Technical Assistance

Project Highlights:
  • Collaborate with stakeholders across the state to achieve LEED Gold or higher facilities
  • Projects include K-12 public schools, municipalities, state agencies and higher education facilities
   
State of Colorado Governor’s Energy Office (GEO)
High Performance Commercial Buildings (HPCB) Program
Denver, Colorado
In the state of Colorado, any building receiving 25% of renovation funding from the state must achieve LEED Gold.  M.E. GROUP, as a consultant to Hutton Architecture Studio, provides high performance building consulting. M.E. GROUP educates and advises clients on opportunities to employ energy efficient and sustainable building practices into immediate and future new construction and major renovation projects.

Team:
Hutton Architecture Studio
M.E. GROUP


 


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  Services Provided:
  • MEP engineering design
  • LEED consulting
  • Energy modeling
  • Lighting design
  • New building commissioning
  Project Highlights:
  • LEED-NC Silver Certified
  • Daylight Harvesting
  • Energy recovery, indirect evaporative cooling

Drug Enforcement Agency / GSA Build to Suit Facility
Denver, CO
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is an 82,000 square foot three-story structure. The building is made up of office space, meeting/training rooms, security and holding areas, with connected covered parking. It is designed to meet the latest federal security standards. Project is LEED Silver Certified.
 
Architect:
Gensler		  


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  Services Provided:
  • MEP engineering design
  • LEED consulting
  • Energy modeling
  • Lighting design
  • New building commissioning
  • Geo-exchange
  Project Highlights:
  • Designed to consume 43% less energy compared to ASHRAE 90.1-2004
  • 26% water use reduction
  • Sustainable features include a geo-exchange system
  • Lighting system features occupancy sensors, dimmable ballasts and daylight harvesting controls
   
GSA Build to Suit Facility
Omaha, Nebraska
The development is approximately 112,000 square feet of office space and an annex. M.E. GROUP / design+green collaborated with the architect to model and design the building’s envelope to maximize energy efficiency. The GSA requires the team to achieve LEED-Silver rating and Energy Star rating of 75. The design team, with M.E. GROUP / design+green's eco-charrette process in high performance building design, will achieve LEED-Gold certification without any premium costs to the developer. The project is substantially complete and is currently going through government furnitures/fixtures installation for occupancy in summer 2009.
 
Architect:
HNTB		  


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 Services Provided:
  • MEP systems evaluations & studies
  • MEP engineering design
 Project Highlights:
  • M.E. GROUP responded quickly through an IDIQ
  • The study and recommendations are the foundation for the upcoming renovation
   
U.S. Custom House - HVAC Evaluation & Analysis
Denver, Colorado
The historic U.S. Custom House was constructed in 1931 and is located in downtown Denver between 18th and 19th Streets and Stout and California Streets.  M.E. GROUP evaluated the facility’s HVAC systems deficiencies and provided recommendations to be implemented in subsequent projects. The project was the result of a task order under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with GSA Rocky Mountain Region.

 


 

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 Services Provided:
  • Existing building commissioning
  • Energy audit

  Project Highlights:
  • Energy Conservation Measures (ECM) analysis provided nine ECMs, both separately and combined
  • Identified and corrected a number of items which resulted in 48% energy savings
  • Annual energy savings of $69,363
  • Identified numerous ECMs for future implementation
  • Should all ECMs be implemented, energy usage is estimated to decrease by 59%
Donahue Federal Building & Courthouse
Worcester, Massachusetts
The Donahue Federal Building and Courthouse is a 106,000 square foot historic building and was fully renovated in 1995. The building underwent major renovations, including envelope, lighting and energy systems upgrades. M.E. GROUP provided retro-commissioning services to identify energy efficiency improvements and demand reduction strategies, indoor air quality and occupant comfort improvements, and operational improvements.
 
 

 

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 Services Provided:
  • MEP engineering design
  • Peer review
  • LEED consulting

  Project Highlights:
  • LEED-NC Gold certification in progress
 
 
   
Social Security Administration/GSA Built to Suit Facility
Roanoke, Virginia
M.E. GROUP was brought in by the developer to assist with the design of this GSA lease-back property in Roanoke, Virginia. M.E. GROUP is working with a full-service firm, MMM Design, to provide MEP design and LEED consulting. The project consists of a call/date center, offices, conference and meeting rooms and training rooms. M.E. GROUP worked closely with the architect to develop joint strategies as it relates to issues like natural light and shading.
 
Architect:
 MMM Design